Benjamin Irvine

Research Intern

Benjamin Irvine is a research intern in the Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing Team.

His previous experience includes trends research and writing articles on economics and sustainability for the Futures Centre at Forum for the Future. He was also a researcher and campaigner with Steady State Manchester, where he campaigned on policies for a more equal, sustainable and resilient economy in the city-region.

Moving from crisis aversion to strategic prevention, making private renting stable and affordable and capturing land value to build housing at affordable rents. Outcomes from a workshop to develop solutions.

Cross London coordination, shifting practice in the private rented sector and using rapid and flexible modern construction methods - the way councils have been dealing with the rising numbers in temporary accommodation points ...

Rising rents have increased the numbers of families going to councils for support and responses have often caused unintended negative effects. The first in a series of posts on a workshop with Trust for London to develop ...

For young people faced with the prospect of earning less than their parents' generation, voting more may not be sufficient. Deliberative dialogue between generations about economics may hold the potential to achieve the ...